‘Police didn’t help after snowball gang attacked me’

A woman injured in a snowball attack today accused police of refusing to investigate the case.

Lise Husebø, a 36-year-old director at Thomson Reuters, got off a bus in Crouch Hill on Tuesday night and saw a group of 10 youths taking pot-shots at cyclists and passing cars.

Three followed her across the road and smashed two hard snowballs into her neck and head. Ms Husebø, who lives in the area and is originally from Oslo, said: "I just started screaming and crouched down on the ground to protect my head."

A van driver who also saw the attack phoned 999. Police came and gave the youths an informal warning.

The next day Ms Husebø spoke to an inspector who she said was "very antagonistic". She added: "He asked me why I hadn't called an ambulance if I was badly injured." A police spokeswoman said today: "At the time the woman did not complain about being injured. This is now being investigated."